Connect with us
Saturday,27-July-2024
Breaking News

Entertainment

Lights, camera, little action: ‘Bell Bottom’, ‘Chehre’ yet to pull crowds

Published

on

Bell-Bottom-Chehre-business

Two back-to-back big releases — Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bell Bottom’ and the Amitabh Bachchan star vehicle, ‘Chehre’, both well-received by critics — may have buoyed the spirits of film exhibitors, but their box-office collections have been far from encouraging.

‘Bell Bottom’, which was released on August 19, according to trade analysts, has grossed Rs 18.55 crore till date. Compare this with the Rs 64.99 crore collected in its opening weekend by ‘Good Newzz’ (with Diljit Dosanjh), Akshay’s last film before the first nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. And that was far less than the extended opening weekend earnings — Rs 97.56 crore — of the other big 2019 film, ‘Mission Mangal’.

A number of factors have contributed to this significant drop in earnings: cinema theatres are still under lockdown in Mumbai and Pune, depriving Bollywood of 25 per cent of its revenues; the requirement in a number of malls for patrons to produce double vaccination certificates before being allowed in, which is affecting attendance in theatres located in malls; and, significantly, the closure of 1,500 single screens across India because of the pandemic-induced economic stress.

On ‘Chehre’, which opened on Friday, the analysts were not very bullish about box-office figures. Karan Taurani of Elara Capital predicted that it would make a “lifetime collection” of Rs 5-6 crore because of its “niche” storyline that only a “discerning audience” would appreciate.

Taurani also pointed out that collections have been low because of “very low occupancy in morning shows and night shows not being allowed”. He also blamed the low occupancies forced by social distancing norms being in force. Also, over the last eight days, barring this past Sunday, which did see a spike in Delhi as a result of Raksha Bandhan festivities, attendance in theatres was at an all-time low across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Exhibitors, however, are cautiously optimistic about their business coming back to life, even if partially, because of ‘Bell Bottom’ and ‘Chehre’.

Gautam Dutta, CEO, PVR Limited, said in a conversation with IANS: “Post the reopening of cinemas after the second wave, ‘Bell Bottom’ was the first big Bollywood movie to have hit the big screen. And it has done reasonably well within the restrictions in capacity, show limitations and weekend closures.”

He also emphasised the lockdown still in place for cinema theatres in “major markets such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.”

The sentiment was share by Rajender Singh Jyala, Chief Programming Officer, INOX Leisure.

Speaking to IANS, he said: “We have always said that the industry needed a couple of mass entertainers to kick off the recovery process, and we are glad that these have arrive and are doing phenomenally well, despite the restrictions.”

“We positively hope that the momentum built by the fantastic response to ‘Bell Bottom’ in the week gone by, and the hype around ‘Chehre’, would mark the onset of our revival journey.”

For Dutta, more than the initial numbers, it is the momentum that matters. He said to IANS: “We are encouraged by the release of the long-awaited ‘Chehre’ today. Hope this will encourage producers from the Bollywood fraternity to announce their big films for theatrical release and get movie-goers back to cinemas.”

Entertainment

Uorfi Javed Calls Out Fashion Influencer Sufi Motiwala For Sending Vulgar DM, Shares Screenshot Of His Texts

Published

on

Uorfi Javed Calls Out Fashion Influencer Sufi Motiwala For Sending Vulgar DM, Shares Screenshot Of His Texts

Actress and former Bigg Boss OTT contestant Uorfi Javed called out fashion commentator and social media influencer Sufi Motiwala for sending her vulgar and abusive message on Instagram. Besides being a fashionista, Uorfi is also known for her outspoken personality and she never misses a chance to name and shame trolls on social media. She often hits back at those who abuse or troll her for her pictures and videos.

On Thursday, Uorfi shared a screenshot of her good friend Orhan Awatramani aka Orry’s comment under one of her videos. Orry wrote, “Fu****g love her.” Uorfi liked the comment and even shared it on her Instagram story.

Minutes after she posted it, Sufi replied, “Uske l**e mein ghus jayegi kya?” However, Uorfi was in no mood to ignore his cheap comment and she reported his account.

In fact, she shared another story in which she stated that Sufi was supposed to send the message to someone else, however, he ‘accidentally’ sent it to Uorfi.

Uorfi’s post read, “So he was probably sending this reply to one of his friends, accidentally sent it to me only! Unfortunately for him I was online at that time and I immediately took a screenshot Koi id hack nahi hui hai iski, 2 min mein id vapas mil gayi. Chu kisi aur ko bana.”

Uorfi deleted both her Instagram stories minutes after sharing them, however, their screenshots have been doing the rounds on social media.

Meanwhile, another screenshot of Sufi’s Instagram story has reportedly gone viral in which he stated that he had no intention to sent her such a text. “I have texted her I had no such intentions and I would not text someone life that,” it read.

It also showed the messages Sufi had sent to Uorfi. The messages read, “Uorfi… please pick up my call… I genuinely have not sent this… PLEASE… I HAVE NO INTESIONS TOWARDS YOU. Please Uorfi, I don’t use such language. I just logged back into my account… Please, I will be ruined, I have never wished you bad, Uorfi.”

Sufi is a content creator. As per her LinkedIn bio, he is a fashion student from Delhi.

Continue Reading

Entertainment

Bigg Boss OTT 3 Fame Payal Malik Takes Legal Action Against Trolls After Receiving Threats

Published

on

Bigg Boss OTT 3 Fame Payal Malik Takes Legal Action Against Trolls After Receiving Threats

Bigg Boss OTT 3 fame Payal Malik has been a recent target of online harassment. It all began when a fake video involving her husband, Armaan Malik, and his second wife Kritika Malik surfaced on the internet. Being troubled and targeted by the trollers she has now taken a stand against the harassment and defamation she has been facing.

Taking to Instagram, Payal posted a video in which she stated that she is filing a complaint against those responsible for sending her threats and defaming her family. In the clip, she said, “Guys, there has been some trolling going on until now. I have no problem with that. When a person grows, they often face trolling first. However, now I am receiving a lot of threats. To those who are doing this, defaming me or my family, I am here to file a defamation case against you. Whatever happens next, you will have to face the consequences yourselves because you are responsible for this. I have provided the name here. You will receive the notice very soon.”

Payal’s choice to seek legal action demonstrates her will to preserve her and her family’s dignity, and also her own mental health. She thinks that by speaking out publicly about the devastating consequences of online abuse and defamation, she will increase awareness about the problem.

As soon as she shared the video on social media, many fans and followers supported her and lauded her courage to stand up against cyberbullying. The outcome will illustrate the larger issue of internet abuse experienced by public figures.

Earlier this month, Payal was the first contestant to get eliminated in the first weekend ka war on Bigg Boss OTT 3 house. Fans since then have been demanding her return as a wild card for the show.

Continue Reading

Entertainment

Mr & Mrs Mahi OTT Release Date: When & Where To Watch Janhvi Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao’s Film Online

Published

on

Mr & Mrs Mahi OTT Release Date: When & Where To Watch Janhvi Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao's Film Online

Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s romantic film Mr & Mrs Mahi was released in theatres on May 31, 2024, and it received mixed reviews from critics and audience. The film is now set to release on OTT in July 2024.

When and where to watch Mr & Mrs Mahi?

According to reports, the film is set to drop online on July 26, 2024, on Netflix. The sports drama is directed and written by Sharan Sharma with Nikhil Mehrotra.

Plot

The film narrates the story of a married couple named Mahendra and Mahima who share nothing in common but their love for cricket. Mahendra, who failed as a cricketer, sees talent for the sport in his wife and encourages her to follow her passion. Mahima stops practicing as a doctor and decides to pursue cricket. In the journey of finding her true potential, she faces several challenges that she must overcome to bring out the best version of herself.

Cast

The film’s cast features Janhvi Kapoor as Mahima, Rajkummar Rao as Mahendra, Kumud Mishra as Hardayal Aggarwal, Rajesh Sharma as Benny Dayal Shukla, Purnendu Bhattacharya as Trilok Gupta, Zarina Wahab as Geeta Aggarwal, Yamini Das as Kalpana Gupta, Arjit Taneja as Sikander Aggarwal, Dheerendra Kumar Gautam as Guddan, Naman Arora as Gyanesh and Dev Chauhan as Vimal, among others.

All about Mr and Mrs Mahi

The movie is produced by Karan Johar, Zee Studios, Apoorva Mehta and Hiroo Yash Johar under the banner of Zee Studios and Dharma Productions. Nitin Baid has edited the film and Anay Goswamy has done the cinematography. Vishal Mishra, Jaani and Tanishk Bagchi have composed the music.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending